The FCC‘s auction (Auction 107) of C-band spectrum has reached $66.4 billion (€73.1bn) in its latest round after two weeks of bidding. This easily exceeds the former record of $45 billion raised during the AWS-3 auction held in 2015. Some reports suggest that the enthusiasm for spectrum from bidders could see extra ‘incentive’ cash going […]
A Texas court has ruled in favour of Broadband iTV Inc (BBiTV) in its patent actions against DirecTV/AT&T, Dish network and Amazon over the company’s VoD patents which used STB and cellular technology. The Austin Division of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled that BBiTV’s patent infringement actions against the […]
The Streaming Video Alliance, a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, has confirmed the approval and immediate public availability of two technical specifications. The Open Caching Performance Measurement Specification document, produced by the Open Caching Working Group, outlines measurement metrics for open caching […]
The UK House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee is warning the Government that it risks failing to meet its revised-down target for gigabit-capable broadband in the face of considerable challenges to infrastructure roll-out. Evidence to the ‘Broadband and the road to 5G inquiry’ found little confidence that nationwide gigabit-capable broadband by 2025 […]
Vodafone has made a €2.1 billion offer to buy out minority shareholders of Kabel Deutschland Group (KDG) as it wants to reduce exposure to long-running legal claims that the telecoms group underpaid to acquire the German company in 2013. “Following completion of the offer, Vodafone will own at least 93.8 per cent of the outstanding […]
The US Congress has passed a Covid-19 stimulus bill which contains an anti-piracy proposal that would punish for-profit, illegal streaming services with felony penalties of up to 10 years in jail. The proposal came from Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), who sought to increase the penalty for operating a for-profit illegal streaming service. The bipartisan legislation […]
Itailan commercial broadcaster Mediaset expects a 4 per cent growth in advertising revenue during the second half of 2020, compared to the same period in 2019, with a peak of 6-7 per cent in the last two months of the year. In an interview with daily Corriere della Sera, CEO Piersilvio Berlusconi said that revenues […]
WarnerMedia has completed its acquisition of You.i TV, a provider of cross-platform development tools for TV and media companies. The value of the transaction is reportedly more than $100 million The company’s You.i Engine One enterprise development platform delivers video apps across mobile, tablet, game consoles, streaming devices, set-top boxes, and Smart TVs using a […]
California-based Viasat has bought specialist connectivity business RigNet in an all-share deal worth $222 million (€181.8m). RigNet has some 1200 onshore sites and 11,000 Internet of Things sites internationally, and specialises in ultra-secure, intelligent networking solutions and applications. Viasat will add RigNet’s 650 customers to its existing portfolio. Rick Baldridge, Viasat’s president/CEO commented, “With the […]
SpaceX and OneWeb, along with other satellite and telco operators, has been granted millimetre wave spectrum in Australia by the country’s media regulator. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued licences in the 26GHz and 28 GHz bands to SpaceX Starlink as well as OneWeb, New Skies Satellite/SES, O3b/SES, Inmarsat, Viasat, Telstra, Optus, […]